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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-04-28
Renewed Activity Manifested In
Real Estate and Other
Business Circles.
The Recent Big Trainers Evil
IDENTITY Having Their Effect
on the Timid Ones.
Over $50. 900 in Real Estate
Said to Have Changed
Hands To-Day.
The Southern Portion OF the City
the Principal Place Where
Transfers are Made.

The announcement made in Mon
day evenings News of the big deal in
Emporia dirt seems to have had the eff
feet of livening up things In real estate
circus; especially in the south part of
the city where many transfers at in
creased values have taken place to-day.
Below we quote some of the larger
ones up to noon, and we were assured
by those who were in a position to
know that at least S25, COO or $50, 900
had changed hands at that time, with
good prospects that the amount would
be doubled before night.
The confidence manifested by these
purchases has been largely caused by
the faith shown by outside capitalists
in investing freely.
1t has also undoubtedly been aug
mented by the news of the almost GER
tainty of the early construction Of the
much talked of Carbonate branch,
which has been so long and so earnest
ly desired by both Lawrence and En-
| poria.
Add to this the fact of the Improve
ment company's advertisement for {
million brick, and the additional fact
that the contractors already here will
work on their hands are unable to OBJ
tain help in sufficient force to do tn,
work they have already now in hand
and we have few Of the reasons 70
the livening up which the city is nov
experiencing.
With the additional encouragement
which each day will add as the differ
emit improvements now in hand are pu
into active operation, and the add
tional number of people which will @
necessity have to come here in order t
carry out these improvements, wi
come added confidence and of necessit
better business for all, from Lahore
, to merchant prince.
/ AT present writing the outlook fC
, our city is brighter and better than
: has been for years, and the prospeC
3 good that additional lustre will b
: added to this brightness as each da
. rolls on.
3 There were yesterday filed fifty-tw
! instruments in the register of deed
! Office, including deeds and mortgage!
r This looks booming.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-04-28

THE storm which wrecked its worst
violence at Prescott on the Fort Scott
* Gulf road, seems to have been a true
cyclone. The funnel shaped cloud,
which is the mark of the whirling
storm was present; the time, as usual,
was the afternoon; and the course Of
the storm was from west TO east, Col
ony, Prescott and Schell City being
nearly on line; later the storm was
felt at Hannibal, far to the northeast,
so that the general cyclone habit Of
travelling from southwest to northeast
was observed. As usual, also, q paral-
lei storm prevailed, which wrought
havoc in Arkansas. The cyclone sea-
son has now begun, and other storms
may occur farther to the northward.
: We learn more of the law Of cyclones,
but human wisdom has never yet been
SUFFICIENT to foretell by an hour the
oming of these fearful wanderers.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-04-28

AS tribute of respect to Col. Ker-
sey Coates the Kansas City Star Office
was draped in mourning. This was in
extremely good taste, as probably Kan
sas City was more indebted to Col.
Coates for her magnificent past and her
assured brilliant future to any other
one man, or even any other hundred
men, who have been residents of the
place. Not only is Kansas City deeply
indebted to the deceased, but the entire
country tributary to that city, and
more especially the state Of Kansas,
whose staunch and true friend he was
through all the border, troubles, when
he was one of the most courageous,
earnest and active champions of the
free state cause.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-04-28
Short stop.

at Ottawa Saturday afternoon as
the construction train on the Emporia
branch was starting for Pomona the
conductor, having forgotten something
signalled the engineer to stop. The
engineer applied the air brakes, bring
ing the train almost to standstill.
Several men who were standing were
thrown to the floor, and one, Michael
Kennedy, of Kansas City, was thrown
off the forward end of the fourth car
and was passed over by the remainder
of the train. He was dead when
nieked un-KanSas PeonIe
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-04-28

IT Is perhaps not generally known
that correspondents all over the world,
certainly all over the United States, are
making a change in the manner of adj
dressing their letters, papers, docu-
ments and other mali matter, change
which, if universally adopted, viii in
stitute commendable revolution in the
work of corresponding. distributing
and delivering the mails. Instead of
first writing the name of the person or
company to whom the letter or pack
age is to be sent, the name of the post
office is written across the envelope in
the center, and under it at the right
side the name of the county or state.
The name of the person for whom the
missive is intended is then written in
the lower left hand corner, and, if
deemed necessary, the name and adj
dress of the sender in the upper corner
next to the left. The advantage to be
derived from this system by those who
handle the mail is patent.-Exchange,
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-04-28
ORha Tr.nA

Monday when the s:55 train on the
Southern Kansas was running into the
yards in this city an imperfectly
thrown switch swung the hind truck of
the last coach off the track, shaking up
the passengers considerably but hurt
ing no one. When the train was stop
ped the last coach was setting almost
crossways of the three tracks. The
wreckers were on hand in an instant
and soon had the track cleared, allow
ing the $3.50 passenger to run east on
time
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-04-28
Frisco accident.

News was received in this city Sun
day of railroad wreck on the Frisco
road Friady morning. 1t seems that
when the freight was running between
Arkansas City and Winfield it ran
through the Walnut Creek bridge, bad
ly wrecking the train and MASKING the
legs off travelling man, whose name
we are informed, is Gardiner, from st
oIIiS
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-04-28

AN Illinois man, who has been visit
ing in Kansas, writes this to the Shaw
neetown (Ill.) News: ''Do like Kan
sas? Yes, my reasons are these: The
soil is rich and dry, pure atmosphere,
her winds sweeping down from the
mountains of Colorado. No swamps;
no boys; no miasmas; no soreness; no
aches and pains in the bones in getting
up in the morning; no sluggishness in
going to work; sleep is luxury; an ap-
petite like a threshing machine; the
blood goes bounding the veins at forty
miles per hour, and this is why L like
Kansas :,
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-04-28

LAWRENCE JOURNAL: Mr.. Joseph
Savage, thoughtful farmer and a
philosopher, called the attention of the
horticultural society, last Saturday, to
the fact that there was popularity
about our rains this year in that they
all come from the north; that the winds
blow from the south, but do not bring
rains as formerly. We have had less
wind from the south and east this sea-
son than usual. The climate is chang
ing and the winds are changing in Kan
GAS
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-04-28
Rig Mortgage.

To-day there was fled in the register
of deeds Office, a mortgage from the
Kansas City & Emporia Railway com
pany to the Boston Safe Deposit s. Trust
company, for improvements upon the
Ottawa branch, $500, 600 additional
bonds. This looks as if the Santa Fe
intended making it's main line from
Kansas City through Ottawa to En-
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-04-28

A FRENCH manufacturer has applied
electricity to the aid of weavers in q
somewhat curious manner. He has at
tached to each Of his looms an indicator
which sounds when a thread breaks,
rendering unnecessary the eye-weary-
ing watching of the fast moving
threads.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-04-28
FUNERAL OF WIN. 9:raEenste,n

William Graffenstein, who died at
the family home on Rock Greek last
week, was buried in the Bitlertown
cemetery Sunday. A very large as
semblage of friends escorted the re-
MAINS to their last resting place.
Services were held at the house and at
the grave. VIII, an only son, % years
of age, was good and promising young
man and viii be sadly missed by a
large circle of friends.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-04-28

KANSAS has by the census last year
10000 more males than famales. Since
there are almost as many girls of
school age as of boys in the state, it
follows that the disproportion is chiefly
among the grown people. Further
analysis of the returns show that there
are between the ages of 20 and "a years
10000 more men than women; and be-
tween the ages of 20 and 20 years H.
600 more men. Between the ages of 20
and 40 there are about $4,000 men in
excess.-Ft. Scott Tribune.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-04-28

If were able 1 would change the
public sentiment SO radically that no
girl should be considered well educated,
no matter what her accomplishments,
until she had feared a trade, business
or profession. There would then be
fewer fathers and brothers toiling like
galley-slaves to support healthy and
vigorous human beings in stagnating
idleness-idle for no other earthly rea-
son save that God made them women.
Mary A. Liyermore.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-04-28

The AtchisOn Champion says: "Our
own private opinion is, however, that
Judas and Arnold were a couple. of
scoundrels." This sounds somewhat
like the story told about the Irishman
who, on hearing the tale of the cruel
fiction for the first time, Immediately
proceeded to pummel the first Jew he
an explanation of his assault, claimed
that the assaulted man was a Jew, and
that the Jews had slain his Christ
But, says the other party, that hap
pened nearly nineteen hundred years
ago" "Well, can't help that, says
Pat, II never heard Of it until last
night at the Salvation army"
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-04-28
OPINION Of the Press.

We are In receipt of private letters
from the president of the Union Pacific
road, In Boston, and from one of the
officers of that road, to the effect that
it is in order to very soon expect some
important developments in connection
with the Carbonate road via Emporia
DAYS. Our information is of the most
reliable character.-EI Dorado Repub-
lean.
The extension and utilization of the
CaTbondale road, We are assured Is one
OF the ismusts'' with the Union Pacfic
folks 1t is their most important new
line In Kansas. and We do not see how
they can much longer delay consume
ton IF their well known projects and
renee Journal.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-04-28

+. n. BARRETT, editor of the New
York Grocer, says the wholesale cost
of the liquors for which the retailers in
the United States receive 500, 900, 900
is not more than $500, 900 600. He
makes brief calculation of the cost of
liquors as compared with that of food
clothing and shelter, reaching the con-
clusion that the American people ex-
pend from Sl2 to SIT for the neces-
saries named to every dollar paid for
liquor.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-04-28

AN exchange says that Texas man
is about to establish a weekly journal
to be called The Confederate Colonel,
and expects, inasmuch as almost every
man who served in the confederate
army is now a colonel, to start out with
list of subscribers larger than that of
any other paper printed in the south.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-04-28

English SPAWN Linament removes
all hard, soft OF calloused Jumps and
blemishes from horses, blood SPAWN,
curbs, splints, sweeney, STILES, sprains,
sore and swollen throat, coughs, etc.
Save $50 by use of one bottle. Every
bottle warranted by Lewis & McCand-
less, druggists, Emporia.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-04-28

not, However, it is very evident that
there viii he new road into Emporia
In short time representing an indie
pendent system. This gives us five in
dependent lines of road, which certain
" ought to boom the town.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-04-28

DEALERS in oleomargarine in New
York City have recently paid in fines
$4,000. But the men who sell cow but
ter strong enough to walk alone and
old enough to vote went right along
with business.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-04-28

If ANY man in Emporia complains
that he is unable to obtain work put
him down as a fraud, as we were yes
terday informed by one Of the most
prominent Of our contractors that he
was unable to obtain sufficient hands
to keep up with his work now in hand.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-04-28

We were informed Monday by Con-
ductor Cash of the Santa Fe of fatal
quarrel between a man named Irwin
and his son that morning at Dixon,
Butler County. The father was shot
three times by the son and when the
Conductor left was in a dying eondi-
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-04-28

A runaway on lower Commercial
Street last Monday was near proving
serious. The boy who was in the spring
wagon was thrown out on the stone
sidewalk and badly bruised, and the
wagon was considerably broken.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-04-28

1t is to be hoped that p. T. Barnum
will recover the full'value of Jumbo"
from the Canucks. Canada may re-
fuse us fish, but she should not be al
lowed to murder our elephants with
immunity.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-04-28

THE board of directors of the EN-
poria Improvement company have evil
IDENTIFY some project OF projects in view
of considerable Importance, or they
would not advertise for one million
brick, to be delivered on or before July
IA
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-04-28

ANOTHER Texas editor languishes in
Mexican prison for like offense as
that which Cutting committed. Spec
ial Envoy Sedgewick may as wen be
getting his gripsack packed.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-04-28

Among recent changes in the names
of postoffices in the state of Kansas are
the following: Bitlertown, Lyon cOun-
ty, to Olpe; Harris Mill, Lyon county,
to HeWins.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-04-28
Noney. MONEY! money!

We loan money on first farm mort
cages. We loan money on second farm
mortgages. We loan money on chat
tel mortgages. We buy all kinds OF
secured papers.
FILKINs s. SIsLER, Brokers.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-04-28

Hon. JOHN C. NEW, publisher Of the
indianapolis Journal. says Indiana can
be counted in the republican column
next year, and that the republicans
can elect a president without the aid of
Nam York
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-04-28

Itch, prairie mango, and scratches
of every kind cured in so minutes by
Woodford's Sanitary Lotion. Use no
other This never fails. Sold by
Lewis s. McCandless, druggists, En-
poria, Kansas.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-04-28

WANTEHTo pasture horses and
cattle. Plenty OF water and shade fol
stock, eight miles northeast of Emporia,
on Badger creek. LYMAN HALL.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-04-28

Sound German millet seed at so cents
per bushel at the farm of VIM. Grafen-
stain
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-04-28

ing love for those who have gone be-
fore, bind earth to heaven and bring
mortality and Immortality into sweet
communion. The graves of the de-
parted become sacred ground. Their
proper Improvement and ornamental
ton by loving hands does not pass un-
noticed. In this direction. 7. p.
Burns s. Co. will aid you if you viii
give them call. They make cemetery
work speciality.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-04-28

The State of Kansas to II. D. Dow, Said
N. D. Dow Will take notice that he has been
sued by Emma Dow and that her petition 10
filed in the district court of Lyon county, Kan
sas, and that he must answer said petition on
or before Friday, May 20, 1887, or said petition
will be taken as true and Judgment rendered
accordingly, divorcing plaintiff from said de-
PENDANT J.JAY BUCK,
/ Attorney for Plaintiff.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-04-28

The st. Louis Manuscript company
soiicits correspondence with all writers,
authors and literary aspirants, either
amateur or professional. Address, w.
II. Wharton, superintendent, $500
Gamble street. St. Louis Mo.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-04-28

For Worn-otlf" :. rundown" debilitated
school teachers, miIiiners. eeaEastFee5es. house
kespeFs, and OEer-W0rked women generally,
DIR. PieFce'g Favorffe Prescription IS the De1s
Of al restorative tonIcS. It Is not Cure al, "
but admirably fusfls eingieness OF purPoses
being q most potent Specific for all those
uterine. tonic and nervine. and iHparts v1SoF
and strength to the whole system. It promptly
ing, weak back. nervous progtretoHs debility
AID eleepleE1eeS IN either sex Eevozite Pre-
scEfpE1on = sold hy druggists under our posi-
tire guarantee. See wrapper around bottle.
RraeS e1sG0, or six 6O1t1es for e6see.
a large treatise On Diseases Of Women, Dfo-
fIseIy illustrated with coscre6 plates and I'M
nerors Wood-oEsa, sent Tor 10 cents IN STAMPS.
Association, e63 siain Street, Buffalo, n. =.
SICK HEADACHE, Bilious Heacacise.
and CONSTIPATION, promptly cured ny
Dr.. Pierce'G Pellets, &c. Fiak -
By druSEiste.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-04-28

THE editorial heart is once more made
happy. The A. I s. s. F. road has re-
turned to the old pass system.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-04-28

IT NOW looks very much as if EN-
poria would get the Carbondale branch
after all. Wen, NE can stand it.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-04-28
ENPoRIA. Kas.. April 1st, Iss7.

ENPORIA, kass, April Ist, I65I-
Messrs. j. S. Thompson, R. p. Condor and
C. and ], CoOper: DEAR SIRs-You are hero
by notified that the undersigned. county sur
veyor OF Lyon county, Kansas, will, on the
9th day of May, 1887, proceed to survey and es-
tablish in township g. range Il, the lines and
corners of the southwest quarter of the north
west quarter of section 50, and such other
| lines and corners as may be necessary to COM
plete the work. This survey is made upon re-
r. H. EDMISTON,
County SURVEYOR.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-04-28

APRIL 25.-Rev. Rankin has com
pleted the painting Of his residence.
Horace received by express Saturday
3 novelty consisting of eight white
rats with pink eyes.
w. II. Eogif has so far recovered as
to be on the streets this morning.
Several cattle men complain of the
appearance of new. disease among
the cattle. Several head have already
died.
The store room of DIR. Royal is re-
ceiying coat of paint.
Everyone is so busy that local news
is becoming q scarce commodity.
Several partids are contemplating
commencing buildings Immediately.
General house cleaning Is the order
of the day among the ladies and farm
ing and Mechanical pursuits among the
men, BURLoW.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-04-28
ENPORIH- KANSAS, March 2Sth, He

EMPORIA, KANSAS, March 18th, 1881.
R. n. Overstreet and NJ. M. .Oyerstreet:
DEAR SIRs:-You are hereby notified that
the undersigned, County Surveyor of Lyon
County, Kansas, will, on the 18th day of April.
1881, proceed to survey and establish In town
ship L. range II, the lines and corners of the
southeast quarter of the southeast quarter OF
section Is, and such other lines and corners ~
may be necessary to complete the work. This
survey is made upon request and notice re-
ceived from g. w. Anderson.
II. II. EDMISTON,
County Surveyor.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-04-28
LETTER LIST.

List of letters uncalled for and remaining in
the postoffice at Emporia, Kansas. for the
week ending April %, 81. Please give the date
of advertisement when calledfor:
Bird Thomas McComas, VS.
Brown, Dave Mnrlln, ;
EichoIz OC ReCidin. o w
Friouet Jules Scott, Mrs
Gentry, Miss Bell Siegmund.
Hancock, William Williams, Evan
Harris, Miss Rosa Wilson, Lewis
HUFFMAN. WARREN Wilson, Mrs Mary
land T. l. Fang, Charles
IS NJ BIRDSALI, p. u.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-04-28
HEADQUARTERS
KANSAS @. A. R.,
WINFIELD, April 16, 1887.

DEAR Bro. KELLY:-I send you by
mail to-day your badge as chaplain of
the Grand Army of the Republic, De-
partment OF Kansas, 1t gives me great
mia of your Office, for believe it win be
worn over as brave, pure and loyal a
heart as beats in our great republic.
Your friend and comrade,
T II Sow ARn
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-04-28

Farmers report that the chinch bugs
ara eating up the young wheat, causing
considerable damage.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-04-28
A HandsOme Badge.

Rev. Bernard Kelly ON Wednesday
last received handsome present from
T. H. Seward, department command
er G. A. R., state of Kansas. 1t was
Rev. Kelly's badge as ward department
chaplain. The top is gold trimmed
bar, with silver cross resting on black
velvet back ground, suspended below
this is a crescent of Epure gold. con-
tanning the state seal and motto, and
at the bottom a Grand Army badge.
The following note accompanied the
present:
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-04-28
AMERIoUs NEWS.

AMERICUs, Kansas, April q, 1857
Mrs. j. c.. Anderson is visiting
friends in Emporia.
Americas had an abundance of rain
last night and to-day, accompanied by
some hail.
The ladies Of Americas are talking
of organizing a Woman's Relief Corps.
D. p. Tressler has kindly offered them
the use of his hall, rent free for
| awhile.
Mrs. C. A. Grinnel lost valuable
cow last night, with all the symptoms
of hydrophobia.
w. II. Egolf has SO far recovered as
to be able to be up around the house
some to-day.
Miss Lewis Hill, teacher of music,
piano and organ. Pupils desired.
All kinds of meat and the lowest
prices at the new shop of White &
Shiebley's.
Remember, we handle flour and feed
exclusively, and can and will make
you prices that will save you money.
We will grind your graham, corn chop
or mixed feed, OF exchange anything
we have for grain. Cash also paid for
grain. This is no idle talk, but is paid
for and we mean it. At the Americas
Windmill.
Henning's for fresh roasted coffee.
Large stock of spring and summer
| dry goods. Latest patterns, newest
| styles. just received at j. D. Glib
sons.
Henning's for -four and cured
meats.
White dress goods at j. D. Gibsons.
Henning's for garden seeds by the
package or in bulk,
Do YOU CONTEMPLATE BUTLDINaf
If SO, it will pay you to buy your lime,
sand, hair, cement, etc., of G. II. Bige-
low.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-04-28
LArEsrN LAND.

The transfers for the past few days
show steady increase both in num-
bers and money consideration. Follow
ing is a list of the latest important
deals: